Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-01-29
The Interstate Commerce Law.

The Interstate Commerce Law.
The following summary embra-
ces the principal features Of the In
ter-State Commerce Bill,as it
passed Congress:
The first section applies to the
PROVISIONS of this act to any com
mon carrier engaged in the trans
portation of passengers wholly by
railroad, or partly by railroad and
partly bv watermelon both are used,
under common control, manage
ment, or arrangement through
more than one State or Territory,
or from any place in the United
States in an adjacent foreign coun.
try. 1t defines the term "railroad"
to include all bridges and ferries
used OF operated by any railroad
All charges made for any service
rendered in The transportation OF
passengers or property shall be
reasonable and just; aud every I'M.
Just aud unreasonable charge for
such services is prohibited and de-
clared TO be unlawful.
Sccticn ? makes it unlawful for
any common carrier, subject to the
provisions of this act, to charge,
demand, or collect, or receive, dl
rectly or indirectly, from any per
son or persons, greater or less
compensation fer any service ren-
dered in the transportation of pas
sengerS and property than tcharg
es, demands, collects, or receives
from any other person OF persons
for doing for him, or them, q like
and contemporaneous service i'll
the transportation of Il like kind OF
traffic under substantially similar
circumstances and conditions.
Section 5 makes it unlawful for
any common carrier subject to the
provisions cr this act to make or to
give any undue or unreasonable
preference or advantage to any
particular person, company, firm,
corporation, or locality, or any par
ticular description OF traffic. All
common carriers, subject to the
provisions OF this act, shall, accord
ing to their respective powers, at
ford all reasonable, proper, and
equal facilities for the interchange
of traffic between their respective
lines, and for the receiving, for
war,iiug and delivering of paSsen-
gers and propcrtyto and from their
several lines, and those connecting
tllercwith, and shall not diScrlml.
nate in their laleS and charges be-
tween such connecting lines.
Tile long aid shortll haul and pool
ing SECTIONS are as follows:
Section 1. That it shall Ue uDlaw'
FIJI for any common carrier, subject
to the provisions OF this act, to
charge or receive airy greater COLL
pcnsatlon in the aggregate for the
transportation OF passengers, Or Of
like kind of property, under sub.
Stantially similar circumstances
aud conditions, for a shorter than
for Il longer distance over the same
line III the same direction, the
shorter being included within the
longer distance; but this shall not
he construed lis authorizing any
common carrier within the terms
Of this act to charge aud receive as
great COMPENSATION for a shorter as
tor longer diSrance:~!A"o:lded,
howevel,s.har upcn application TO
tie tHe Commlsm carTiSppointed under
the provisions of this act slclT com:
mon carrier may, in special cases,
alter investigation By the Commits
sion, be authorized to charge less
for longer than for shorter distan-
ces, for the transportation OF pas
sengers and property: and the
Commission may, from time to
time, prescribe the extent TO Which
such deslgnated common carrier
may be relieved from the opera
ton of this section uf this act.
Section ). That 1t shall be ul-
lawful Tor any common carrier sub
jcct 20 lie provisions Of this act, to
enter into any contract, agreement,
or coordination with any other
commons Carrier or carriers for the
pooling OF lreistts of different and
competing railroads, or TO divide
between them the aggregate or net
proceeds OF the earnings OF such
railroads, or any portion thereof;
and III any case o! an agreement
for the pooling Of frcights as aiore
SAID, each day of its continuance
shall be deemed Il separate offence.